Bachelor of Science Honours in Earth Science

School Dalhousie University
Method At the institution
Location Halifax
Type Bachelor
Course fee By request

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Bachelor of Science Honours in Earth Science

Academic title Bachelor of Science Honours in Earth Science
Course description
20-credit Honours Degree in Earth Sciences

Departmental Requirements

1000 level

Recommended:

•    ERTH 1080.03 and any other 1st year ERTH course, ERTH 1090 recommended or SCIE 1502.21 or SCIE 1504.27 or SCIE 1510.33

2000 level

•    ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School
•    ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I
•    ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II
•    ERTH 2110.03 (Prerequisite: ERTH 2000.015): Field Methods
•    ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
•    ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology
•    ERTH 2270.03: Introduction to Applied Geophysics

3000 level

•    ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp
•    ERTH 3010.03: Igneous Petrology
•    ERTH 3020.03: Metamorphic Petrology
•    ERTH 3140.03: Structural Geology
•    ERTH 3302.03: Quaternary Sedimentary Environments
•    ERTH 3303.03: Stratigraphy

4000 level

•    ERTH 4000.00: Advanced Field School
•    ERTH 4200X/Y.06: Honours Thesis
•    ERTH 4350.03: Tectonics
•    Plus other advanced Earth Science credits for a total of nine credits beyond the 1000 level.
•    Honours Qualifying Examination

Other required classes

•    MATH 1000.03
•    MATH 1010.03
•    PHYC 1100X/Y.06, CHEM 1011.03/1012.03
- ERTH 1030.03: Introduction to Physical Geography.
- ERTH 1060.03: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters.
- ERTH 1080.03: Geology I.
- ERTH 1090.03: Geology II.
- ERTH 1091.03: Geology II.
- ERTH 2000.015: Earth Sciences Field School.
- ERTH 2001.03: Earth Materials Science I.
- ERTH 2002.03: Earth Materials Science II.
- ERTH 2110.03: Field Methods.
- ERTH 2203.03: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks.
- ERTH 2205.03: Introduction to Paleontology.
- ERTH 2270.03: Introduction to Applied Geophysics.
- ERTH 2380.03: Geochemistry.
- ERTH 2410.03: Environmental and Resource Geology I.
- ERTH 2420.03: Dinosaurs.
- ERTH 2430.03: Forensic and Medical Geology.
- ERTH 3000.015: Computing Camp.
- ERTH 3010.03: Igneous Petrology.
- ERTH 3020.03: Metamorphic Petrology.
- ERTH 3140.03: Structural Geology.
- ERTH 3270.03: Solid Earth Geophysics.
- ERTH 3302.03: Quaternary Sedimentary Environments.
- ERTH 3303.03: Stratigraphy.
- ERTH 3400.03: Fundamentals of Hydrogeology.
- ERTH 3402.03: Practical Hydrogeology.
- ERTH 3410.03: Environmental Geology II.
- ERTH 3420.03: Geochemistry of Aquatic Environments.
- ERTH 3440.03: Geomorphology.
- ERTH 3500.03: Geoscience Information Management.
- ERTH 4000.00: Advanced Field School.
- ERTH 4100X/Y.06: Research Project.
- ERTH 4110.03: Geological Oceanography.
- ERTH 4141.03: Applied Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry.
- ERTH 4151.03: Mineral Deposits.
- ERTH 4153.03: Petroleum Geology.
- ERTH 4156.03: Petroleum Geology - Field Methods and Economic Evaluation.
- ERTH 4200.03: Honours Thesis.
- ERTH 4350.03: Tectonics.
- ERTH 4400.03: Advanced Metamorphic Petrology.
- ERTH 4440.03: Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution.
- ERTH 4450.03: Introduction to Landscape Simulation.
- ERTH 4470.3: Introduction to Seismic Imaging.
- ERTH 4480.3: Advanced Seismic Imaging.
- ERTH 4502.03: Micropaleontology and Global Change.
- ERTH 4510.03: /4511.03: Directed Reading.
- ERTH 4520.03: GIS Applications to Environmental and Geological Sciences.
- ERTH 4530.03: Environmental Remote Sensing.